A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Shoreline Stabilization in Chesapeake Bay Area
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maryland
Summary:: A partnership to stop shoreline erosion at Patuxent River Naval Air Station is meeting Navy facility needs while advancing the restoration of Chesapeake Bay.
Contact:: Mark Rose
Coordinator
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Board
443-482-2910
somdrcd@verizon.net

Southeastern

Project Name:: Longleaf Pine and Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Recovery
Location:: Southeastern: Georgia
Summary:: Partners at Fort Benning are working to expand longleaf pine stands to all upland pine sites and increase Red Cockaded Woodpecker breeding groups to 350.
Contact:: Mr. Wade C. Harrison
Chattahoochee Fall Line Project Director
The Nature Conservancy Fort Benning Office
706-682-0104
wharrison@tnc.org

Project Name:: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Location:: Southeastern: Florida
Summary:: Federal, state, and city agencies manage the 46,000-acre Timucuan Preserve and surrounding state and local parks as an integrated unit.
Website:: www.nps.gov/timu/
Contact:: Robert Joseph
Park Manager, Talbot Island State Parks
Florida State Park Service
904-251-2320
Robert.joseph@dep.state.fl.us

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Lake Seldom Wetland Restoration Community Open Space
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Nebraska
Summary:: A rural community incorporates wetlands into a open space system. A multitude of partners pooled funds for acquisition and restoration.
Contact:: Bob Rager
City Manager
City of Holdrege
(308) 995-8681
brager@cityofholdrege.org

Project Name:: Confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: Conservation organizations and landowners partnered to acquire 1,465 acres bordering the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, located in McKenzie County, northwestern North Dakota.
Website:: www.ndnrt.com/pdf/WRP_projects.pdf
Contact:: Jennifer Heglund
ASTC(Programs)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
701-530-2095
jennifer.heglund@nd.usda.gov

Project Name:: Montana's Matador Ranch Grassbank
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Ranchers and TNC enhance biodiversity and community sustainability through partnership that trades TNC forage for ranchers' conservation of 250,000 acres of ranchlands.
Website:: www.redlodgeclearinghouse.org/stories/matadorranch.html
Contact:: Linda Poole
Glaciated Plains Program Director
The Nature Conservancy
406-658-2192
lpoole@tnc.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: White Mountain Stewardship Project
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: A 10-year stewardship contract was awarded to thin 150,000 acres of forest to protect communities from wildfire and stimulate wood industry.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r3/asnf
Contact:: Steve Campbell
Navajo County Director
University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension
928-524-6271
Campbell@ag.arizona.edu

Project Name:: Long-term Monitoring at the East and West Flower Gardens
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:: Cooperative monitoring is allowing government agencies and energy companies to determine within an adaptive management framework best drilling practices consistent with coral reef health.
Contact:: Thomas Readinger

USDI Minerals Management Service
202-208-3530
thomas.readinger@mms.gov

Project Name:: Northwest Colorado Stewardship
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Northwest Colorado Stewardship seeks to engage a wide diversity of local interests in working together to find solutions to previously intractable natural resource management issues.
Website:: www.nwcos.org
Contact:: Jeremy Casterson
Planning and Environmental Coordinator
Bureau of Land Management
(970) 826-5071
Jeremy_Casterson@co.blm.gov

Project Name:: Roan Plateau Resource Management Plan Amendment
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: Community based partnership for development of a Resource Management Plan for 73,602 acres of federal land within Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties, Colorado.
Website:: www.co.blm.gov/gsra/RoanPlateauNovember2004.htm.
Contact:: Jamie Connell
Glenwood Springs Field Office Manager
Bureau of Land Management
970-947-2800
jconnell@blm.gov

Far West

Project Name:: Fox Creek Riparian Zone Restoration
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Installation of seven miles of fencing and 4,000 cuttings was completed in September, 2003. With the help of six partners, Fox Creek is now protected from trespass cattle and in restoration.
Website:: foxcreek.7glt.org
Contact:: Marshall McComb
Land Steward
Fox Creek Farm
(541) 675-8876
FoxCreek@(nospam)7GLT.org

Project Name:: Participatory Biological Monitoring Guidelines
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The “Participatory Biological Monitoring Guidelines” project helps managers and scientists form local partnerships to meet biological monitoring needs while maintaining scientific standards.
Website:: www.ifcae.org/projects/ncssf3/
Contact:: Eric T. Jones, PH.D.
Participatory Research Coordinator
Institute for Culture and Ecology
503-331-6681
etj@ifcae.org

Project Name:: Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: This program is an innovative local collaboration aimed at the long-term recovery of salmon and steelhead in Northern California.
Website:: www.5counties.org
Contact:: Mark Lancaster
5C Program Director
Trinity County Planning Department
530-623-1351 x 5
mlancaster@trinitycounty.org

Project Name:: Backcountry Horsemen of America
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: Developing a network of trail supporters and youth programs to adopt the PCT, specifically maintenance of a previously dilapidated 70 mile section.
Website:: www.backcountryhorse.com/
Contact:: Alan Hill
Public Liaison Chair
Backcountry Horsemen of America
530-221-8531
athill01@charter.net

Project Name:: Habitat use, seasonal movement and stock structure of bearded seals
Location:: Far West: Alaska
Summary:: This project responds to concerns of coastal hunters and will provide information about habitat use and stock identification for the bearded seals found in Kotzebue Sound.
Website:: www.kotzebueira.org
Contact:: Alex Whiting
Environmental Specialist
Native Village of Kotzebue
907-442-5303
sheep@otz.net

Project Name:: Mt. Emily Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Reduction Project
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: Complementary projects on private and public lands – including stewardship contracting on public lands – reduce fire risks on home sites and forest land.
Contact:: Kurt Wiedenmann
District Ranger
La Grande, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
541-962-8582
kwiedenmann@fs.fed.us

Project Name:: Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Sawtooth Society
Location:: Far West: Idaho
Summary:: Preserving and protecting remaining open space, and enhancing recreation facilities and services, while considering the needs and interests of the local community.
Contact:: Robert Hayes
Executive Director
Sawtooth Society
208-387-0852
sawtoothsociety@sawtoothsociety.com

National

Project Name:: Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!
Location:: National
Summary:: Through social marketing, Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers! simplifies this complex issue, makes it relevant to recreational users and empowers them with prevention procedures.
Website:: www.protectyourwaters.net
Contact:: Joe Starinchak
Outreach Coordinator
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
703-358-2018
joe_starinchak@fws.gov

Project Name:: Fish and Wildlife Service Fish Passage Program
Location:: National
Summary:: The Fish Passage Program works with public and private partners nationwide to restore fish habitat by removing local barriers to natural water flows.
Website:: www.fws.gov/fisheries/FWSMA/fishpassage/
Contact:: Steven Moyer
Vice President Government Affairs & Volunteer Operations
Trout Unlimited
703-284-9406
smoyer@tu.org

Project Name:: Center for Plant Conservation
Location:: National
Summary:: The cooperative CPC network conserves and restores the rare native plants of the U.S. CPC maintains the National Collection of Endangered Plants, more than 600 of the nation's most imperiled flora.
Website:: www.centerforplantconservation.org
Contact:: Mark F. Barnett
Communications Coordinator
Center for Plant Conservation
314.577.9541
mark.barnett@mobot.org

Current Conservation Programs